What we talk about when we talk about seasonality–A transdisciplinary review

O Kwiecien, T Braun, CF Brunello, P Faulkner… - Earth-Science …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

Advancements in the use of speleothems as climate archives

CI Wong, DO Breecker - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Speleothems have become a cornerstone of the approach to better understanding Earth's
climatic teleconnections due to their precise absolute chronologies, their continuous or …

Most Earth-surface calcites precipitate out of isotopic equilibrium

M Daëron, RN Drysdale, M Peral, D Huyghe… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Oxygen-isotope thermometry played a critical role in the rise of modern geochemistry and
remains extensively used in (bio-) geoscience. Its theoretical foundations rest on the …

Main controls on the stable carbon isotope composition of speleothems

J Fohlmeister, NRG Voarintsoa, FA Lechleitner… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The climatic controls on the stable carbon isotopic composition (δ 13 C) of speleothem
carbonate are less often discussed in the scientific literature in contrast to the frequently …

The geochemistry of carbonate diagenesis: The past, present and future

PK Swart - Sedimentology, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes (δ18O and δ13C values) and trace elements have been
applied to the study of diagenesis of carbonate rocks for over 50 years. As valuable as these …

Temperature dependence of oxygen-and clumped isotope fractionation in carbonates: a study of travertines and tufas in the 6–95 C temperature range

S Kele, SFM Breitenbach, E Capezzuoli… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Conventional carbonate–water oxygen isotope thermometry and the more recently
developed clumped isotope thermometer have been widely used for the reconstruction of …

Impact of climate change on the transition of Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe

M Staubwasser, V Drăgușin, BP Onac… - Proceedings of the …, 2018‏ - National Acad Sciences
Two speleothem stable isotope records from East-Central Europe demonstrate that
Greenland Stadial 12 (GS12) and GS10—at 44.3–43.3 and 40.8–40.2 ka—were prominent …

The influence of temperature, pH, and growth rate on the δ18O composition of inorganically precipitated calcite

JM Watkins, JD Hunt, FJ Ryerson… - Earth and Planetary …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The oxygen isotope composition of carbonate minerals varies with temperature as well as
other environmental variables. For carbonates that precipitate slowly, under conditions that …

Speleothem trace element signatures: A hydrologic geochemical study of modern cave dripwaters and farmed calcite

DM Tremaine, PN Froelich - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Trace element variations in ancient cave speleothems are often interpreted as indicators of
changes in paleo-rainfall and hydrologic conditions. However, these records are difficult to …

Ubiquitous karst hydrological control on speleothem oxygen isotope variability in a global study

PC Treble, A Baker, NJ Abram, JC Hellstrom… - … Earth & Environment, 2022‏ - nature.com
Speleothem oxygen isotopic (δ18O) records are used to reconstruct past hydroclimate yet
records from the same cave do not always replicate. We use a global database of …